JK Rowling is releasing two new Potter books this October

Obviously, we need a Time Turner

While most Potterheads were busy celebrating the 20th anniversary of the publishing of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the folks over at Bloomsbury were busy preparing to release two new Potter books. The two books, however, don’t take the Potter story forward but are a take on the Hogwarts curriculum. So if you’ve ever fancied studying Herbology, Astronomy and Care of Magical Creatures, Harry Potter: A History of Magic — The Book of the Exhibition is the book to buy. The second book, Harry Potter, A Journey Through a History of Magic however delves into the historical background of Potter’s world with stories revolving around mystical things such as alchemy, unicorns and ancient spells.

The launch of the books will coincide with British library’s Harry Potter exhibition A History of Magic which opens in October 2017 and will run through February 2018. Although neither of the books are written by Rowling, they will contain specially commissioned essays by writers such as Steve Backshall, Richard Coles, Owen Davies, Julia Eccleshare, Roger Highfield, Steve Kloves, Lucy Mangan, Anna Pavord and Tim Peake among others that will focus on various parts of the exhibition. The exhibition itself will feature artifacts from the archives of the British Library, exclusive sketches and pages from JK Rowling’s original manuscript as well as Jim Kay’s striking magical illustrations.

Bloomsbury plans to simultaneously publish digital copies on October 20 on the Pottermore website and release the hard copies of both the books on the same day. But why wait until October? The books are already available for pre-order so why wouldn’t you want to Accio your copies right away?